Amendments have been implemented to the legislation earlier this month by L.N.57 of 2024, amending the Malta Permanent Residence Programme Regulations (MPRP) and L.N. 56 of 2024, amending the Malta Residence and Visa Programme Regulations (MRVP). The objective of these amendments is to clarify a number of matters for the better implementation of both programmes. …
The Maltese Passport has ranked fifth place in the 2024 passport index complied recently using data deriving from the International Air Transport Authority (IATA). This is a steady increase for Malta’s passport which previously ranked at eighth place in the same passport index. Switzerland also shares the same fifth passport rank with Malta. This index…
ACC’s Immigration, Managing Partner Dr Priscilla Mifsud Parker, has been re-appointed as Chair of the Malta branch of Step – the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners. STEP is an international professional body consisting of accountants, legal practitioners and trustees that support families plan for their future. Dr Mifsud Parker has been re-appointed for another…
The Malta Nomad Residence Permit launched in June 2021 has proven to be a very successful initiative to attract non-European digital nomads to reside and work from Malta. In a press conference addressed by the Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship and Communities it was announced that to date, the Residency Malta Agency has received over 180…
Dr Priscilla Mifsud Parker, the Lead Immigration Lawyer of ACC Immigration will be participating in the International Bar Association (IBA) Global Immigration Virtual Conference which will be held on the 18th and 19th November. International Bar Association The International Bar Association (IBA), established in 1947 is the foremost organisation for international legal practitioners, bar associations…
Malta’s Finance Minister announced that the Malta Residency Agency together with the state agency Malta Enterprise, will be launching a new residence programme. The new programme is aimed at entrepreneurs who will use Malta as their base and thus those who fulfil the requirements of such a programme will be allowed to reside in Malta…
Dr Priscilla Mifsud-Parker has been re-elected for another year as the Chair of the Malta branch of STEP (Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners), a private client professional organisation. Prior to this role, Dr Priscilla served as a Secretary in the STEP Malta Branch Committee. At ACC Advisors, Dr Mifsud Parker heads up the Corporate, Trusts…
The 2021 Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Index published by the Financial Times provides a comprehensive analysis of various citizenship programmes worldwide. The fifth edition of the CBI Index issued in 2021 ranks Malta first under the ‘Freedom of Movement’ pillar. Malta scored 10 out of a maximum of 10 points under this pillar confirming Malta’s…
The Malta Nomad Residence Permit (NRP) has just been launched by the Residency Malta Agency. As a country, Malta has been attracting digital nomads for years and since then Malta became a cosmopolitan and multi-cultural hub in the heart of Europe. Malta offers all the benefits for individuals seeking to work remotely from Malta including…
The Malta Permanent Residence Programme is now accepting applications from prospective applicants seeking permanent residence in Malta. Following the publication of Legal Notice 121 of 2021 the Malta Permanent Residence Agency is now formally accepting applications under the MPRP, after having stopped receiving applications under the previous Malta Residence and Visa Programme on Friday 26th…